HEY Kilted Clergy, you're being called!

[macwilkin]

That could be... I had read somewhere (more than once - wish I could cite sources...sorry ) that during the Proscription some individuals would hold a swatch of tartan in their pocket while receiving a blessing (don't recall that it had anything to do with tartans specifically or not)....

I've never found any reliable source for that story, as I mentioned in the article. I've heard it time & time again, but no reliable primary source that supports it. There's no doubt that Marshall came up with the service; where the legend came from, I doubt we'll ever know.

Thanks for the link, I'm going to pass this along to my friend Rev Ro who conducts our kirkin', I think he'll find it of interest. Irregardless its still one of my favorite aspects of our local games & even if its just a legend, its still a nice tradition & memory for my daughter and myself

Our local Kirkin' doesn't even mention the legend; instead we focus on Rev. Marshall's efforts to aid War Relief during WWII. I think the real story is even better than the legend.

Let me just say I'm not knocking any other group that uses the Kirkin' legend in their service; different horses for courses and all that.

Regards,

Todd